My deep appreciation for 60 Minutes came from my father who was born in 1912. He served in WW 2 on a remote island in the Pacific. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in Washington, Pennsylvania (home of Perry Como). My love of history, Patriotism and your excellent news program was a gift from him to me. Thanks, Dad! And thank you, 60 Minutes!!
Russia fight german lost more than jews 20 million no western country or jews call them hero thatis the is reason russia proverb said jew cry suffered but do not tell you why
I never tire of hearing the stories of those who saved the world. I'm the proud granddaughter of a B-24 pilot who flew 50 missions out of San Pancrazio Italy, March-June 1944. They were truly The Greatest Generation!
My Maternal Grandfather was a Fighter Pilot in the Pacific Theater and served aboard the USS Ticonderoga when it was hit by 2 Kamikaze Planes. It was repaired and returned to service. I think they moved to the Yorktown next! I LOVED his stories and his Flight Group, VF-80, still holds the single day record for Kills by a Carrier Geoup! He passed in 2021 at 98! RIP to all those of THE GREATEST GENERATION!
Wow! The comments are wonderful! Hearing of others who fought for freedom and saved nations is amazing. This was my parents' generation, so I enjoy the history that was theirs as a young married couple. My dad joined the Navy, and his stories of being on a Navy ship were so interesting. I wish we would have thought to record his stories. I don't even know the name of the ship he was on.
Wow both Paul and Guy died at the end of 2023. THANK 60 minutes for acknowledging these beautiful and important men! And more so HEROES! They deserved to be spotlighted!
My father was stationed at "Camp" Ritchie in the 60's. I am now living on the camp which is privately owned. They have a beautiful museum dedicated to the role Camp Ritchie had in WW2. The owners have kept most of the old building and turned them into business.
They truly deserve the title of the greatest generation. All of them. They had such courage and empathy.... there are still good people now, but it seems like more and more people are selfish , entitled and cowardly especially in positions of power. Great job 60 minutes.
This was my parents' generation. They're gone now, of course. I wish I would have thought to record them. They had so many stories. I remember my dad talking about everyone getting seasick on the ship during a storm, but I don't remember him ever mentioning the name of his ship. I wish I knew how to find out what it was.
Hero's are allways those who remain courageous in situation they end in. Courage does not mean you are not affraid, but that you push the fear behind so much that you are able to function. This forger was a hero in every sense of the word.
I am really appreciative of this programme which was done by all of you, reminding us, the human kinds about the devastating tragedy of the WAR that we should learn to STOP & AVOID it!!!
Fascinating video. From the Ritchie Boys to the Holocaust survivors. Incredible what they're doing with the interviews with those survivors of the Holocaust for future generations. Very well done.
We are getting closer and closer to that day when there will be no first hand accounts of ww2 from old soldiers and survivors and when that day comes it will be a sad day
I know not all surviving Ritchie Boys were able to be interviewed/included, but all the guys featured here were a delight to listen to and seemingly as sharp as when they shipped out! I hope I am as articulate and witty at 75 as these guys are at 99. Obviously endless respect for them and a very worthy story to help popularize since decades of secrecy has kept what should be common knowledge for all Americans out of the spotlight, so good job 60 Minutes. On a slightly sad note, those who remember WW2 personally are becoming few and far between. The march of time isn’t really something to fight, but even as a fairly young person, I feel we are at a slightly surreal inflection point with WW2 passing from an event that millions personally experienced to the realm of cultural and academic history. I hope all of the Ritchie Boys had the opportunity to pass on everything that they want to share many times over. So with an importance that never diminished and yet seems so relevant in 2024 I say, Never Forget
This is the best collection of episodes! I'd seen most of them when they aired on TV, but I was surprised when episodes came up that I hadn't seen. I will most likely come back to rewatch these episodes again because we must never forget what happened. My dad was in the Navy during WWII, and he and my mom had recently married. This period of history is important to me because of that, and because we need to learn from it. My heart breaks for the people who lost all of their family members in the Holocaust, and for families who never had their young sons return home alive. My dad was lucky; he returned home to his family, and neither of his two younger brothers had to go to war. I have so much gratitude for the American people who served, as well as our allies. God bless every one of them and their families.
The one thing all these amazing people have in common is their appreciation for their lives.... And most importantly the lives of everyone else they fought for and watched their friends and family's die for!!! ♥️
I wonder if they teach students about the Holocaust, the death camps, and all that history? Those who forget the past tend to repeat it. But you need to know about it so you don't forget.
OMG for his grandson to get to look where his grandads bones were and find them . I'm so glad that him and the other Airmen were found. I can understand why family members choose to believe that they survived and started a new life. My great uncle was killed and buried in France in World war 1 . My dad and uncle went to visit his grave a few years ago and i often wonder if thsts really his body in the grave or just some random stranger. He was only 18 years old and my great grandma was a VERY BITTER Woman for the rest of her life . Luckily her other son my grandad was in the RAF and survived world war 2 if he hadn't i think that would have finished her off . WE NEED TO KEEP THESE PEOPLES MEMORIES ALIVE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
What a horrible burden , those sole surviving family members , had to bear (and for the rest of their days). Many had simply been chosen by the rest of the family to be sent to safety . These men TRULY WERE THE GREATEST GENERATION ! I pray they realized that fact and were able to find some solace to offset the horrors they witnessed ! All my father would talk about was tell you the names of the ships he served aboard . We found his Bronze Star for Heroism in a shoe box in the top of his closet , we have no idea of the reason for that honor , we all just know our Dad was a get it done kind of man , regardless of your task , just do your best without hesitation or failure !!!!!!!!
No words can express the thanks and gratitude that I have and millons of other people have for people like y'all. I hope and pray that y'all have found love and happiness in your lives. God has a special place set aside when y'all go home.
Anyone *drafted* into war shouldn't be incarcerated when it's over. War is a crazy atrocity in which you are trained to be viscous. By the same token, medals indicate heroism to be immortalized, so therefor they should not exist either.
They were both in the wrong place and at the wrong time. They fault for their counties as was their duty. May they both rest in peace. Martin,.(Thailand)
When the last WWII Veteran passes away the world will be a much darker and sadder place. If you haven't read it, read "The Greatest Generation". These men who served overseas in the greatest war (and the women who served their country on the homefront) were some of the strongest Americans this country has ever (and likely will ever) see. Many of the men and women lived through the Great Depression, famine in Ireland (many including my grandparents were Irish Immigrants who had moved here before the war broke out), and more, and then when the time came most of them volunteered to serve because the world needed them.
"After visiting these places (Germany), you can easily understand how that within a few years Hitler will emerge from the hatred that surrounds him now as one of the most significant figures who ever lived. He had boundless ambition for his country which rendered him a menace to the peace of the world, but he had a mystery about him in the way that he lived and in the manner of his death that will live and grow after him. He had in him the stuff of which legends are made." John F. Kennedy
Dear 60 Minutes, near the end of the Cold War I watched a 60 Minutes story of an American Army officer went to his native Lithuania to help rebuild their army. Do you know of this story or his name. I'd like to see this story.
I remember for my brother grandpa, was as spy infiltrated enemy city......as missing person mission....... lucky survived, with broken phisicly & mentally & told many stories.......
Hi 60 Minutes Team. I want to express how wonderful these compilation videos are for our mind and soul. I just wanted to point out there is an odd skip at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="141">2:21</a>:03
I love how utube keeps posting about the Holocaust during WW2 whenever someone posts against the genocide in Gaza as if that European crime is any justification of the slaughter of innocent Palestinians.
The Nüremberg prosecutor Ben is absolutely right on his idea. You never should think that something is naive or "idealistic" just because it is hard! Mankind would not have gone anywhere if all had thought that change is hard, better not do it. No, we should always go for the best and even if we would fall short, the result is still good and far more better than nothing. Many times it is hardest to get the matter in motion and the bigger the matter the more energy it takes. But when it is in motion, it is easier to keep it going. And bigger mass is also more difficult to stop. That's why bigger the matter that needs to be done, the more we should put effort in it.
While all natural born Spanish from Spain (latin) of old and new addition Frenchmen from old and new loose their dual citizenship when they enrolled due to the “to become a U.S. citizen, vote or enroll in these wars one must decline allegiance to any other nation,” Unbeknownst to them when they were drafted or enrolled. And then we get this story?! This is wild seriously they’ve got the upper hand across all boards yet those who too have been ostracized beyond belief and stripped of their natural language culture and ways of life through forced unnatural assimilation are ignored and have yet to be recognised for a multi array of domains of which they still are due redress. We got them doing this and yet still havent questioned the legitimacy of the strange and oppressive “Louisiana so say purchase” and the detrimnal effects to all those who naturally occupied these areas and just how much that stunt effected then and now
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3120">52:00</a>: How sad . . . How terribly, terribly sad . . . I am glad that the soldier and the daughter made contact…
Buddy's grampa was a German jewish immigrant who joined the army during wwii. He was assigned to work a POW camp. He was driving some german POWs and making sure to hit EVERY pothole in the thrashed road they were on. ::ka-thunk:: POWs: Where'd this guy learn to drive??? Grampa (in german): DEUTSCHLAND! ::ka-thunk::
Wow this is amazing. Salute 🫡 to all those who served. I’m a Christian I don’t know much of Jewish culture. But I’ve always respect Jewish and all cultures but the Jewish community I’ve always been intrigued about. I’ve worked for Jewish people and hospitals 🏥 before and I like Jewish people I’ve heard, of some not so nice things that Jewish people don’t like anyone else but their kind/own but I like Jewish people. I never really understood why the nazis hated Jewish people and I guess other races. Like why ? Why specifically Jewish people ???
Sad, same thing happened to my people/ancestors and we still haven't even got anything as simple as an apology reparations or nothing and my people also fought for this country and was the main people who helped build their financial empire
I am a little bit ashamed of my Generation that the Freedom those Heroes gave their lives for nowadays being taken for granted THANK YOU FOR MY FREEDOM. God bless Abraham Isaac and Israel 🇮🇱 thank GOD YHWH
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="815">13:35</a> To see it from a prisoner perspective And than as a solder on the front lines ! God had a plan for you amazing sir 🫡
